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It’s no secret that getting along with management people is not always a given, but rather a gift. They often put too much pressure on the backs of already stressed employees, making it a perfectly toxic workplace environment to brew and prosper. And in some more extreme cases, it gets passive-aggressive, to say the least.

The corner of Reddit known by the name which screams sarcasm, Thanks Management, is a safe space to talk about hard things. According to the subreddit’s description, it’s a place made for “Showcasing notices from imperious middle managers, owners, landlords, school administrators, mean bosses, and overall pedants. Bonus points for misspellings, exclamation marks, threats over petty bullshit.”

And they mean it. From evil posters put up in the staff room as if nothing happened to the implementation of very questionable tools that are supposed to boost productivity at the expense of people, these are some take-notes-kids examples of how not to run your business.

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Landlord Cites Old Testament In Increasing Rent

Landlord Cites Old Testament In Increasing Rent

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Is Your Car Too Old? Well You're Fired Since A Responsible Person Would Own A Luxury Vehicle

Is Your Car Too Old? Well You're Fired Since A Responsible Person Would Own A Luxury Vehicle

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Nobody is safe from mean management practices in the workplace, regardless of how much you love or hate your job. But let’s be honest, the more pressure we have put on our shoulders, the less motivated we are to add that extra bit of effort to the company we work for.

And although this can happen for many different reasons, mean managers can be a huge setback for us professionally and emotionally. But how you determine whether the management has indeed crossed the line? Buzzwords like toxic workplace are all over the place, but when it comes to real life, most of us are left scratching our heads.

Rude behavior toward employees is generally defined as a display of disrespect, a breaking of social norms or expectations, a breach of etiquette, or ignoring "accepted" behavior. It can also mean that a manager is behaving inconsiderately, aggressively, or deliberately offensively.

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Snitch On Your Server, 25% Off Your Bill And Saliva In Your Drink

Snitch On Your Server, 25% Off Your Bill And Saliva In Your Drink

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Rudeness can manifest in many forms, from passive-aggressive behavior, micromanaging, anger management problems, to favoritism towards one person, bullying, and many more. The mean behavior can also be used as a way to display one’s power and show superiority over others, and in this case, as well as others, you'd better run far away from it.

In such cases, setting boundaries is key. Everyone should learn to distance themselves from a manager who’s mean to them and, at some point, stop taking in all the negativity. In other cases, if you are sure that your boss is incompetent, it’s just reasonable to become a leader on your own.

Management will notice your initiative eventually, and you will likely earn some extra points just by keeping the mean person out of the loop.

#8

Gym Management. Have Fun With This One

Gym Management. Have Fun With This One

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chi-wei shen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Despite the wording, it's mainly addressed to people who are too lazy to clean up after them.

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#9

Op Was Fired For Not Showing Up To Work On 5 Hours Of Notice At 3:30am

Op Was Fired For Not Showing Up To Work On 5 Hours Of Notice At 3:30am

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Whatever happens, make yourself a top priority. It’s just not fair to allow yourself to be treated badly and purposefully disrespected day by day by someone who has no reason to do so. In some extreme cases, even the best reasoning is not an excuse for anyone to shout or offend you, whether it’s a co-worker, a manager, or a boss.

#10

Gentle Reminder From Management

Gentle Reminder From Management

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#11

Anti-Picnic Picnic Benches

Anti-Picnic Picnic Benches

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You misunderstand, only 2 of the 3 sides have this sign --- there's only one picnic side.

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#13

Got Ya!

Got Ya!

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#14

Damn No More Group Crying And Screaming

Damn No More Group Crying And Screaming

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#16

Tilted Bathroom Break

Tilted Bathroom Break

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Riani Kivela
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From the "Why deal with a problem by speaking directly with those involved when you can make everyone miserable?" school of management.

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#17

We’re All Finally Saved

We’re All Finally Saved

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#18

Old Mate Number 11 Saving Me From Having To S*** On Op's Desk

Old Mate Number 11 Saving Me From Having To S*** On Op's Desk

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#23

Smell Check?

Smell Check?

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Tarryn Penny
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spare a thought for the poor bugger that gets paid to do the smell check!

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#24

When Management Turns A Nice Gesture Into An Insult

When Management Turns A Nice Gesture Into An Insult

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At A Middle School I Recently Visited

At A Middle School I Recently Visited

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#28

I Guess They Had One Too Many?

I Guess They Had One Too Many?

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#30

I Hope It's Not Pointed At The 'Right' Direction

I Hope It's Not Pointed At The 'Right' Direction

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Flowers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't be bashful, step right up and use the toilet, nevermind the camera.

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You Have Exceeded The Maximum Number Of Eye Movements Student. Teacher Is A Control Freak On Students Taking Test At Home

You Have Exceeded The Maximum Number Of Eye Movements Student. Teacher Is A Control Freak On Students Taking Test At Home

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#32

Ahhh Yes. Thank You For Helping The Community

Ahhh Yes. Thank You For Helping The Community

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#33

Sincerely, Disappointed

Sincerely, Disappointed

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#35

Cook The Landlord Instead

Cook The Landlord Instead

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Paul Davis
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well you don't want to LEAVE the worms in your food do ya? I say props to them for providing de-worming facilities.

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Kristal
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the guy is a landlord, why is he referencing "at your home"? Sounds more like a break room with a stove/oven

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Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah it’s definitely the landlord of a business site / office of some type. And therefore I think it’s reasonable to not try and cook a full meal at work.

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Mark Schilling
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a sign from a break room mislabeled as from a landlord. It makes no sense ("as you use it at your home").

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Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The landlord of the location of the business. It makes sense. Whoever owns the office / location.

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kjorn
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

makes sense for a breakroom at work. i don,t bring my pans for making omelette or fries fish at work

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Lara Verne
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't trust people who allow worms in the kitchen.

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J-A Laine
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, how nice of you to make fun of someone with english as their second language.

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Gail Cloutier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry but that sounds like an INDIAn just by the way it is worded. I even read it in their dialect.

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Dolevaal
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What does this guy think kitchens are here for? Taking showers? If theres a technical issue its his bloody job to take care off it.

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Michael Capriola Jr.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, great! A place where I can worm the food. Traditionally, the old Royal Navy crew used to knock their hardtack on the table to scare the worms out. No s**t.

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Demon Child
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

? what's wrong w this one? worms are my favorite??? Worm-ist people, smh

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Dieonika
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well at least you continue to do it and if they say anything again, you can just say you didn't know cause they didn't use correct grammar!

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NaruTheCollective
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out The worms play pinochle on your snout....

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Piet Puk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sooooo... rent should be less because no fully functional kitchen is available, right?

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Marianne Contrino
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sounds like it's maybe the breakroom at a business, not an actual residence, and if that's the case, telling people not to cook a full meal in there, kinda makes sense. Thinking the post was mislabeled.

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just a donut
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Worm the food” gives me so many disturbing images in my head...

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real._.izuku
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So they're practically saying eat junk food since you can't f**king cook yourself

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Julie C Rose
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, landlords who won’t let you cook in the kitchen. I got kicked out of a shared house by a landlady like this.

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Luna Lovegood!
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'm sorry, but what on earth would a steam detecter be for? i make noodles all the time, and there's always steam! also dumplings. i like dumplings.

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M O'Connell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe this is a commercial landlord referring to a break room which may have a cooktop. Commercial buildings often do not have smoke detectors in every room, but have heat-rise detectors which trip for a large and rapid increase in temperature, such as might be created by a billowing cloud of steam.

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The "smart way" to use the kitchen is not to use it at all. This landlord knows nothing :)

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Petulant Landlord

Petulant Landlord

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Jonathan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're paying rent then you should be able to do whatever you want behind closed doors as long as it doesn't bother anyone else.

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Being An Asshole To People Trying To Get Out Of The Cold

Being An Asshole To People Trying To Get Out Of The Cold

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sums up the uncaring world we find ourselves in today , so sad , but so very true

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Standing Is Not An Option

Standing Is Not An Option

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Thanks, Management!

Thanks, Management!

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